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Margaret Annie (Peggy) Mildred (1902–?)

Margaret Annie Mildred

Margaret Annie Mildred

Ronald Esler

Born, Kurow, New Zealand. Descendant (grand niece) of the late Thomas Brydone, one of the founders of the frozen meat trade of New Zealand, to whom a monument is erected at Omaru, New Zealand. Daughter of Donald Macfarlane, Esq., Grazier, of New Zealand and Australia, and the late Margaret Macfarlane (nee Brydone). Donald Macfarlane was one of the originators of the famous Corriedale breed of sheep in Australia, and was for many years member of Council of the Royal Agricultural Society, Sydney, N. S. W.

Educated, “Braemar" College, Dunedin, New Zealand, and “Ascham” and Presbyterian Ladies' College, of Sydney, N. S. W.

Wife of Lindsay Mildred, Member of the Stock Exchange Melbourne.

Family, twin infant girls: Elizabeth and Patricia.

Keen supporter of all charitable movements.

ADDRESS. “Blairholme,” 16 Malvern Road, Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria.

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'Mildred, Margaret Annie (Peggy) (1902–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mildred-margaret-annie-peggy-19131/text30707, accessed 18 April 2025.

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Margaret Annie Mildred

Margaret Annie Mildred

Ronald Esler

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Alternative Names
  • MacFarlane, Margaret Annie
Birth

1902
Kurow, New Zealand

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